diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
index c5c22b067cd8..84758e512a04 100644
--- a/fs/io_uring.c
+++ b/fs/io_uring.c
@@ -936,7 +936,7 @@ static const struct io_op_def io_op_defs[] = {
 		.needs_file		= 1,
 		.hash_reg_file		= 1,
 		.unbound_nonreg_file	= 1,
-		.work_flags		= IO_WQ_WORK_BLKCG,
+		.work_flags		= IO_WQ_WORK_BLKCG | IO_WQ_WORK_FILES,
 	},
 	[IORING_OP_PROVIDE_BUFFERS] = {},
 	[IORING_OP_REMOVE_BUFFERS] = {},